Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars, marred by beers. His auburn hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available she will default to her sickle. She carries a battered scimitar and tarnished sickle as well. Her brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has moderate length red hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Thiala was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's in love; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Anne was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 370 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is very fat, and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: He wears a yellow vest and prefers pastel and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears long strands of sapphire and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Perra will drive conversation. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 110 gp.